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A. GANO.

FARM GATE. Y No. 524,849. Patented Aug. 21,` 1.894.

y UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.M

AVERY GANO, OF GREENE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

FARM -GAT E.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 524,849, dated .August21', 1894. Appnation meanay 21,1894. senti N9. 512.034. (Numan.) i

invented a new and Improved Farm-Gate;

and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exactdescription of the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

My invention relates to an improvement in J farm gates of that typeadapted tobe opened and closed bya person riding in a vehicle or onhorseback.

My object is to provide a simple and inexpensive mechanism adapted togive the operator full power over the gate throughout its entire travelfrom the closedto the open position, and return; thus avoiding the verycommon objection of a point where the operator has little or no controlover it, and where a lightwind will frequently arrest its motion.

With this end in view, my invention consists in a certain constructionand combination of parts set forth in the following specication andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a sideelevation of the gate shown in the open position, and provided with mydevice. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the central portion of the same shownin the closed position, drawn to a larger scale and taken in the line y,y, Fig. l.

lReferring to the drawings, A, represents the gate, which is adapted toopen only one way.

B B B" represent the gate-posts, the gate being hinged to the post B,and designed, when closed, to latch to the post B', and when open, tolatch to the postB. v

To one side of the gate, as shown in Fig. 1, is secured a bent arm a,formed so as to reach round to the rear of the hinge post, (see Fig. 2.)To the outer end of this arm is pivoted at 12, a triangular leverorAplate b, the outer end of which is, by means of a rod c, connectedwith an overhead bar` C, which is adapted to slide longitudinally in theupper part of the gate-posts B, B as shown in Fig. 1. The opposite endof the lever or plate l?, is provided with two slots t, for thereception of the bifurcated end of arod f, the opposite d, which isformed of one of the gate-bars, as

shown in Fig. 1. l

To each end of the sliding bar C, is linked a short bar `g, connectedwithA a pendulous hand-lever h,ffulcrumcdas shown in Fig. 1, to the endof a long horizontal bar D, supported on the top of the gate-posts.

Referring to Fig. 2, it will be observed that in whichever direction thelever or plate b may be turned about its pivot, whether to the right orto the left, as for opening or closing the gate, its action about itspivot z', will be limited to the lengthof the slots t, and the effect ineither direction will be to draw the rodf, in the direction of the arrowl, Fig. 2, and consequently to unlatch the gate, after which, the leverb having reached the limit of its angular vibration about its pivot, allfurther motion given to thebar C, will be transmitted to the gate, andwill have the effect of either opening or closing it, as indicated bythe arrows 2 and 3, Fig. 2, accord-` d, and the middle part is adaptedto impinge upon a fixed stud s, secured in one of the gate-bars, asshown in Fig. 1.

The several parts of my device being constructed and combined as'described, its operation is as follows: Approaching the `gate in thedirection indicated by arrow 4 Fig. 1, the gate being closed as shown inFig. 2, the hand-lever h is taken hold of and thrust into the positionindicated by arrow 6, as shown in Fig. 1, the effectof which is to firstunlatch the gate, and then swing it round through a quarter of a circleinto the position shown. The operator having passed through thegate-way, a reverse motion of the handlever h, unlatches, closes, andre-latches the gate.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Pat- The combination with a farm gate, of a device foropening and closing the same, com- IOO milf l l will prising an armsecured to theside of the gate, and bentso as to reach round to ltherear of the hinge-post, a triangular lever or plate pivotally secured tothe outer end of saidv arm, and having at one end thereof two slots forthe reception of the bifurcated end of a rod the opposite end of whichis connected with the latch so that in whichever direction thetriangular lever may be turned about its pivot, the latch will be drawntoward the hinge-post, a rod c connecting the rear angle of thetriangular lever with a. horizontal bar C adapted to slidelongitudinallyin the gateposts, bars g, g, connectingit with hand-leversh, h', in such manner that the movement of said hand-levers either to orfro will first turn the triangular lever about its pivot to an extentlimited by the length of the slots therein, and thus withdraw the latch,and then swing the gate round through a quarter of a circle; a bowspring e, secured at its lower end to one of the gate-bars, and adaptedto return the latch after it has been withdrawn; all of said partsconstructed, and adapted to each other for united operation,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I havehereunto set my hand this7th day of May, 1894.

AVERY GANO.

